Showing posts with label plymouth county. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plymouth county. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2011

MASSACHUSETTS Violates Rights of this Victim of Abuse on at LEAST Five Occasions

DISCLAIMER:  We are protecting the identity of the Victim so their personal information is omitted from this letter sent to District Attorney Tim Cruz for their safety and protection.  This story is important to be heard and help is needed for this victim since once again the State of Massachusetts has failed one more victim of abuse. It is also important to have this story heard so the State of Massachusetts will be inspired to change the way it handles domestic abuse cases whether in Family Court or District Court.

Timothy J. Cruz
District Attorney, Plymouth County
32 Belmont Street  
PO Box 1665
Brockton, MA 02301




Dear Mr. Cruz,                                                                         July 22, 2011


RE:  URGENT PLEA –

Regarding  5 FALSE Criminal Cases by Police and /or State Employees

I am in desperate need of your help to correct a harsh and intrusive injustice in my life and the lives of my family including my children as there is sufficient reason to believe that several investigations initiated by the Plympton Police Department, Plymouth Police Departments, and the Plymouth Criminal Clerks Office as well as court actions  pursued against me including by the DA’s office have been seriously mishandled with injurious consequences causing possible irreparable damage unless something can be done soon to correct many injustices.

These involve the disappearance of police records pertaining to assault and battery case, failure to investigate illegal wire tapping, denial of fair due process, malicious prosecution, harassment, abuse of process, discrimination, violations of professional rules of conduct, etc…..

One investigation at the time by The Plympton Police Department involved several domestic disputes and the latest assault and battery. Police records from 2005-2007 and correspondences between myself and the Town Selectman Barry DiCristofano in 2010 where he admits the police department “screw up” validate the TRUTH in What I say. 


The department failed to properly secure evidence within the department and attempted to convince me it never existed unless copies later surfaced and insinuated I made it up.  The department’s stagnation in an assault and battery case and other misconducts include failures by the department to follow proper rules and procedures as mandated reporters to report abuse on numerous occasions, failures by the police department to protect victims of abuse from the perpetrator, and discriminatory acts and conduct towards the victims violating their civil rights to be free from harm.

Another investigation included my ex-husband illegally tape recording my conversations with my children which is documented by his very admission in court documents and audio tapes that I was denied access to retrieve by Judge James V. Menno of Plymouth Family Court when his lawyer stated that he wanted Judge Menno to make an “order that will prevent me from filing any more criminal charges against his client” eluding to the conduct thus committed was illegal and wanted the Judge to protect his client from prosecution for a federal crime.  Judge Menno made an order that from that day forward, father shall record conversations, but that order does NOT preclude the previous ILLEGAL Tape recordings.  This apparently is the jurisdiction of the Plymouth PD to investigate. The department failed to investigate and protect me and my children who were victimized by a documented abuser (medical records, police records, court records, DCF records).

My ex embezzled and stole my father’s entire life savings with no one wanting to investigate despite the fact my ex ADMITS to taking his money.  My father had to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy as a DIRECT result. See attached supporting documentation including, my father’s account statement of highest worth, canceled check by Mr. Joseph, the letter from Mr. Joseph to the Department of Ins stating he was not licensed, never gave financial advice, and never had access to my father’s money, yet, they very withdrawal form is in my ex-husband’s hand writing.

NOW, when my father filed his initial investigation to his whereabouts of his money, within 30 days, my ex filed a criminal complaint, with the assistance of Attorney Ray Arabasz against me for stealing my own mortgage money on a house that was legally mine, and any monies attached were legally mine.  I was charged by the Plymouth Criminal Clerk’s office (Jack Sullivan) and later case was dismissed despite Attorney Arabasz relentless insistence to pursue case as it was used as a legal strategy to tarnish my credibility in family court... This case ultimately GREATLY helped him get custody of my children and case was used to harass me, destroy my credibility with employment, family court proceedings, and third party sways, and caused denials in employment and housing – despite my innocence. 


I was charged THREE times for this SAME crime in less than 2yrs.  The 2nd time, I was arraigned WITHOUT my rights to fair due process.  An investigation was supposed to be launched by Jack Sullivan, Criminal Clerk in Plymouth Court, and Plymouth Police Department and NEVER was. The Assistant DA at the time, Laura Werman, stated in a meeting “this is not her department” and looked at Mr. Sullivan and told him “this is an internal job and you have to investigate”


I later discovered the ORIGINAL criminal complaint was copied - the docket number changed - dates whited out as if this was a NEW original complaint.  After lengthy probing myself and hostility by Criminal Clerks Office, I discovered Jack Sullivan, the head Criminal Clerk in Plymouth Court, altered the documents and I do NOT believe the Plymouth Police acted fairly or unbiased in its refusal to investigate and due to the association and personal relationships between Mr. Sullivan and the Police Department, I feel the department discriminated and later unlawfully used its authority to harass me so I would stop looking into this case.


After, constant requests to the department to please help me end to continuation of abuse by my ex-husband and his lawyer, I was later charged for criminal harassment by the department for doing valid well checks on my children which was later determined by the Judge as I should NEVER have been charged and I had a civil right to check on the well being of my children. 


This case more importantly, screams to be investigated from the beginning due to the glaring conflict of interest evident with between the Plymouth Police Department and The Criminal Clerk’s Office. The emotional, physical and financial devastation is indescribable to me.  MY RIGHT’S WERE VIOLATED!!!!!!


I am now scared to death to drive anywhere in Plymouth without fear of being pulled over by an officer or to call for VALID well check on my children (one daughter btw has a SERIOUS birth defect and gross medical neglect my father is documented) without fears of repercussions. 


Ironically, when the first officer I spoke to in Plymouth on July 15, 2010, he wanted to do a well check on my children, I BEGGED him not to initially in fear of retaliations from my ex and his lawyer.  He told me he was obligated to do so. Later, with discussions with therapist, lawyer, and others, I decided to do a well check.  The department NEVER investigated or documented my provable validations of my ex filing FALSE police reports that led to my prosecution of harassment.

I believe the DA needs to reopen each and every one of these cases and why the DA NEVER replied back to any of my verbal and personal concerns regarding each and every one of these cases, and also investigate in the Plympton and Plymouth police department’s misconducts. 


ALL the charges against me were used for harassment, were false, evidence falsified, and evidence provided was falsified, and used to coerce witnesses against me. I lost money, wages, health, embarrassment, damage to reputation, custody of children, inability to get a job or maintain a job and more.


I am begging you to help end the cycle of violence as you so claim on your website to do by putting an end to abuser using the courts and departments to continue his patterns of abuse and control of my life as seen with many “domestic violence by proxy” cases.  See Domestic Abuse by Proxy and Stalking by Way of Family Court.


PLEASE - The devastation he has wreaked already is irreparable and despite the fact, all charges has been dismissed against me, they show on my CORI and affects people’s judgments of me and my credibility due to the nature of the charges.


I look forward to a prompt reply to this out of control nightmare.  Thank you.


Sincerely and Axiously Waiting For Justice and Peace To Live My Life As My Right Under The US Constitution,
(Victim)


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Plymouth man charged with child rape

A 25-year-old Plymouth man faces charges he raped a child.

Plymouth police arrested Patrick J. McGrath at his apartment at 34 Summer St. late Friday afternoon. He was held during the weekend on $10,000 bail until his arraignment which was scheduled for Monday in Plymouth District Court. He is charged with rape of a child under 14 with force and assault and battery on a child under 14, Plymouth police Capt. John Rogers said.

Police and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s child advocacy unit began an investigation after being notified of the allegations by the state Department of Children and Families, Rogers said.
READ MORE about this issue.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

PLYMOUTH: Charges vs. court officer dropped despite sex offender record

Hired despite sex offender record in S. Carolina
Updated: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011, 9:30 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 6:56 PM EDT
Mike Beaudet; FOX Undercover

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A court officer charged with rape had the case against him dismissed after the alleged victim refused to testify, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office said.
A judge dismissed the charges against Charles Tatum, Jr. Monday as his trial was set to begin.

Tatum worked as a court officer until his arrest last year. His attorney did not return a phone call seeking comment.

But as FOX Undercover discovered, it’s not Tatum’s first brush with the law.
He’s already a convicted sex offender whose record from South Carolina didn't stop the Massachusetts courts from hiring him in 2001.

He passed a background check before he was hired, but that check only looked at Massachusetts court appearances.
As FOX Undercover’s Mike Beaudet reported on Sunday, Massachusetts is one of the few states that hasn't passed legislation that would allow national criminal background checks on many employees.
“It’s outrageous,” said Laurie Myers, a victims advocate. “We have to get our act together in this state. We have to decide what’s important and we need to act on it. That’s it. We can't always be the last state to do something. Especially when it comes to public safety.”

“What’s it going to take for Massachusetts to start doing national background checks?” asked Beaudet.
“In my experience, probably a murder or some high profile case that forces them to do it,” Myers said.

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http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/background-check-loophole-exposed-20110710 http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/loophole-may-allow-for-hiring-of-sex-offenders-20110213


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Friday, June 17, 2011

Parents Speak Out About Massachusetts Family Court Injustice in Brockton/Plymouth Court

Here is a link with an ongoing discussion about Judge Menno in Plymouth - Brockton Family Court in Massachusetts. Victims of abuse are crying out to the State of Massachusetts, Advocacy Groups, Judicial Oversight Committees, Legal Help, Parents, whoever it may be who can help these children who are drastically devastated by the improprieties of one judge.


Here are some excerpts from Topix: 

From Sandwich, Ma - "I am desperately concerned about my children and Judge Menno. I have met 6 other women who have the same judge with similar stories....I do not know what else to do, and I feel I have done everything to try to protect my children and that is not good enough and the court does not care what I have done to help my children just grasping at straws to get dirt on me as a bad mother."

From Framingham, Ma - "pls help me end my 11yrs of homelessness by watching my video on youtube search corporate blacklisted mechanical engineer and pls tell your friends
thanks"

From Abington, Ma - "AM VR INTERSTED IN CONNECTING WITH SOMEONE, THIS IS AMAZING..6 YRS LATER, WITH MORE THAN ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR, WITH 2 KIDS"

From Fall River, Ma - "Judge Menno has a warped sense of who he is and what his responsibilities are. More than likely he had a disturbing relationship with his mother and sisters. Any man who can't be objective when there are children involved seriously is not a real man. I can't believe this man hasn't been thrown off the bench. He has caused so much suffering. And he has no concsience. He is a best friend to any man who is getting a divorce. Clearly no woman stands a chance of getting a fair deal from this woman hater"

From Abington, Ma - "Hi my sister's going through the same thing with her x-husband. He molested son and daughter and judge menno is doing nothing about it. Actually, he's granting sleepover's so that the father can do it again. How can you get rid of a judge?"

From Plymouth, Ma - "I am going through the exact same thing I have two children, judge menno has declared sleepovers and my son has been suicidal since the visits have been granted,...Judge menno doesn't care he told me to tell my 8 year old boy that if he doesn't do what judge menno wants then he will end up living with the father. Judge menno is a child abuser then! this is a form of child abuse. We need to do something. I have been threatened by him twice and he is waiting to take my son away unless i force him to sleep over a rapists. My son watched his sister get raped with a pen then she watched him get raped.
is anyone interested in starting a group to fight this jerk?"

From Plymouth, Ma - "The man has several contempt charges against him! Not once has Menno stuck to his own orders!!! Well, the person who hired the lawyer and Menno are all in this political game together!!!"

From Dedham, Ma - "This judge awarded custody of my daughters children to her husband. She went to court a couple of days ago and her attorney told her later that afternoon that the judge had awarded custody to him. He is not a bad guy. She had to call the police on him the night after they arrived home from their honeymoon and he has a vicious temper."

Massachusetts Judicial Bias for Incarcerated Fathers to aid in gaining custody?

Below is the Press Release from the State of Massachusetts (see link) regarding Judge Menno's involvement as a key note speaker for this program.

Press Release - June 27, 2007
Office of the Commissioner of Probation


More than 1,600 Offenders Have Become Better Fathers
Thanks to Probation's Fatherhood Program

 EXCERPTS 
See link for complete article

Shawn Suarez Sr., a 32-year-old father of a pre-teen son, never knew his father. Suarez, however, wanted to make sure that his son grew up knowing him.

After being released from prison, he fought for and gained custody of his child. Suarez, who was later placed on probation for subsequent charges, was ordered to attend Probation's 12-week Fatherhood Program at Springfield District Court.

Suarez said he found something at the program that he had not found in any of the many programs he was ordered to attend by the courts or while in prison.

"This program was not like any of the AA's or NA's or like anything I have ever attended. In this program, I felt like I could be myself, like I don't have to tell them what they want to hear," Suarez said. "The biggest thing that I learned is how important it is to my son for me to be in his life. You mostly hear about how important mothers are."

Suarez is one of more than 100 probationers across the state who have graduated from one of Probation's 12 Fatherhood Programs over the past year. Chief Probation Officer Thomas Mitchell and Deputy Commissioner Steve Bocko created the Fatherhood Program in 1994 when Mitchell noticed that many of the men who came before the court had one commonality.

"An overwhelming majority had little or no contact with their own fathers," Mitchell said.

"In Plymouth County, Brockton District Court runs a Fatherhood Program, which was established in 2000. The court held its graduation on June 13th at the court. Plymouth County Probate & Family Court Judge James V. Menno was the keynote speaker. A total of 132 fathers have gone through the program."


"The Fatherhood Program was something that was definitely needed. Kids, fathers, and families benefit even to this day."